The Lenin District (Kyrgyz: Ленин району, romanized: Lenin rayonu, Russian: Ленинский район, Юго-Запад) is a district of the capital city of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its resident population was 198,019 in 2009.[2] It covers the southwestern part of the city, and includes the urban-type settlement Chong-Aryk and the village Orto-Say. It's named after Vladimir Lenin.
Lenin District
Ленин району, Түштүк-Батыш ооданы South-West Side | |
|---|---|
| Ленин району, Lenin District | |
 Archa-Beshik at night. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lenin District | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′N 74°34′E / 42.850°N 74.567°E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Region |  Bishkek City |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Jyrgalbek Shakiev |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 235,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
| Website | Website in Bishkek.Gov [1] |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103,833 | — |
| 1979 | 132,181 | +2.72% |
| 1989 | 138,084 | +0.44% |
| 1999 | 185,095 | +2.97% |
| 2009 | 198,019 | +0.68% |
| Note: resident population; Source:[2] | ||
Ethnic composition
editAccording to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (residential population) of the Lenin District was:[2]
| Ethnic group | Proportion |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyzs | 75.4% |
| Russians | 17.6% |
| Tatars | 0.9% |
| Kazakhs | 0.9% |
| Uzbeks | 0.8% |
| Koreans | 0.8% |
| other groups | 3.6% |
References
edit- ^ "г.Бишкек, Ленинский район".
- ^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Bishkek City" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 15, 37.